2.5.0 builds on XG-7100 - latest build stuck at 27th November, 2020?
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@victorhooi
I'm on Xg-7100 same issue. -
Update: decided to re-install my SG-2440 with the 2.5.0 development snapshot installer image; now the updates are again available.
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@miikka hmm interesting . Does anyone know which files determine where the updates are looking? I will have to dig into the update process and the config files .
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@cosmosisjones Wild guess: it looks into /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/pfSense.conf
Mine seems to be pointing to beta.pfsense.org but I don't remember what it was before the re-install.
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@cosmosisjones so I think I remember seeing a post from @jimp which indicated that the snapshots are CE versions of pfsense versus the optimized installers that Netgate provides. I double checked the snapshot download page and sure enough, the images are CE. I would strongly suspect that the reason we are not getting new updates from within our existing pfsense installation is because optimized images have not been created for our devices. Jim indicated that the CE images get updated every time a new snapshot is made. So, the question is, do you want to run a CE image or stay on Netgate optimized. My experience in the past with CE was very good. I personally, however, don't feel like doing a fresh install of CE to have most current snapshot, only to them have to do another new install when SG-5100 images of 2.5 are released. You can read up on the types of optimization that Netgate does depending on the hardware. https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/hardware/tune.html Doesn't seem like something anyone couldn't do but I've adopted the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentally as I've gotten older.
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@miikka my installation shows:
url: "pkg+https://firmware.netgate.com/pkg/pfSense_factory-v2_4_5_amd64-core",
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@gabacho4
Thanks! That would explain a lot!! -
Agree, my approach isn't for everyone, you would also miss the functionalities existing in the Netgate images (AWS wizard etc.).
I am planning to follow the CE development branch until 2.5.0 release, at that moment likely doing another re-install with the Netgate image.
I had some problems with the old version of 2.5.0 from November and because updates weren't available after 27th Nov then this was my best option at the moment; so far looks like the problems are resolved with the newer SW versions.
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I think pfSense-plus solves the mystery of the recent disappearance of pfSense-CE 2.5.0 builds for negate branded hardware.
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@vesalius was thinking the same thing yesterday...
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Is anybody from Netgate able to confirm if this is the actual root cause?
(i.e. the reason there are no 2.5.x development builds since 27th November, 2020 is due to the imminent launch of pfSense Plus?)
If so, is there some way to transition from pfSense 2.5.x to pfSense Plus? Or does it require a full re-install?
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@victorhooi said in 2.5.0 builds on XG-7100 - latest build stuck at 27th November, 2020?:
Is anybody from Netgate able to confirm if this is the actual root cause?
(i.e. the reason there are no 2.5.x development builds since 27th November, 2020 is due to the imminent launch of pfSense Plus?)
The public snapshots are disabled while we test things internally getting closer to the release. Since we test more intensely on Netgate hardware, factory snapshots get disabled before CE snapshots because we are more likely to break things as we refine the process. Especially when it comes to the ARM-based systems, if we kept public snapshots up, people might accidentally cause the systems to not boot back up due to a bug in a snapshot, and recovery may not be so simple. Usually those kinds of bugs are short-lived, but it's best if we hit them internally where we can rebuild our own lab/test systems easily, whereas it's not always so easy for customers.
If so, is there some way to transition from pfSense 2.5.x to pfSense Plus? Or does it require a full re-install?
If you are on factory now, it will work just like any other upgrade has in the past, no special action needed.
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@jimp I'm fine with the update freeze, but I wanted to try wireguard on my 7100, and it isn't showing up on the 27 Nov build of 2.5.
Is that a bug in my upgrade or a difference between CE and Netgate builds?
